Australia: Catastrophic fire conditions for NSW as bushfires continue to burn
- 6 yıl önce
Emergency services are on high alert for catastrophic fire conditions across NSW as the state prepares to experience its hottest February day on record.\r
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As the mercury soars past 40C, a state-wide total fire ban has been declared for Saturday.Fire officials reported 45 bush or grass fires in the state on Saturday morning. At 10am, 14 of the fires were still not contained, according to the NSW Rural Fire Service.\r
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The Rural Fire Service has also warned of a potential catastrophic fire danger warning on Sunday largely around the Hunter, from the coast, mid-north coast, out through the Central Tablelands, the top end of the greater Sydney region and out to the central west.\r
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As the mercury soars past 40C, a state-wide total fire ban has been declared for Saturday.Fire officials reported 45 bush or grass fires in the state on Saturday morning. At 10am, 14 of the fires were still not contained, according to the NSW Rural Fire Service.\r
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The Rural Fire Service has also warned of a potential catastrophic fire danger warning on Sunday largely around the Hunter, from the coast, mid-north coast, out through the Central Tablelands, the top end of the greater Sydney region and out to the central west.\r
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